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1 semester vocab unit 6/unit 4
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31
English
10th Grade
12/17/2007

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finite
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having limits or lasting for a long time
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invulnerable
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unable to be wounded or hurt, shielded against attack
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malevolent
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spitful, showing ill will
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nonchalant
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cool and confident, unconcerned
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omniscient
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knowing everything, having unlimited awareness or understanding
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panacea
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a remedy for all ills,an answer to all problems
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scrupulous
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exact, careful, having attended to all details
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skulk
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to move about stealthly, to lie in hiding
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supercilious
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proud and contemptuous, showing scorn beacuse of feeling superiority
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uncanny
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strange, wierd
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venial
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easily excused, pardonable
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accede
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to yeild to, assume an office or dignity
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brandish
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to wave of flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
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comprise
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to include or contain, to be made up of
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deft
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skillful, nimble
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destitute
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deprived of the necessities of life, lacking in
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explict
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definite, clearly stated
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extirpate
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to tear up, destroy completely
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inoppurtune
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coming at a bad time, not appropriate
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ironic
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given to irony, sarcastic
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musty
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stale, moldy, out of date
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officious
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meddling, excessively offering services or assuming authority
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ominous
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unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
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pinnacle
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a high peak or point
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premeditated
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considered beforehand, planned
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rampant
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growing without check, running wild
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solace
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comfort, to comfort or console
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stately
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dignified, majestic
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supple
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bending easily, adaptable
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suppress
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to stop by force, put down
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venal
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open to, marked by bribery or corruption
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